Flying to Australia

[trixie100]

 we are flying to Australia at the beginning of November . Could I state my a f as a disability when requesting extra leg room,any thoughts on this?

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You can always try trixie but I wouldn’t hold out too much hope. As far as I know, AF on its own will not be recognised as a disability regarding blue badges etc and if you paint too black a picture, the airline may challenge your suitability for flying long haul. If your travel insurance company then jumps on the band wagon you could be faced with a real problem………..

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We have a section on travelling with AF in our booklet 'AF Fact File' which can be found here: heartrhythmalliance.org/afa... whilst leg room isn't specifically mentioned we do recommend the following:

• Get up and stretch your legs regularly while travelling to reduce the risk of

blood clots forming

• Do anti-DVT exercises at least every half an hour

• Raise your heels, keeping your toes on the floor, then bring them

down again. Do this 10 times, then raise and lower your toes 10 times

The booklet also contains other tips for during the journey. You may also like to take a look at our insurance and travel page heartrhythmalliance.org/afa...

Hope you have a fabulous trip!

[foxglove1]

haha thats a good one. I have just booked tickets for Sydney and paid £100 each way for bulkhead exit row. But you can try! Have a great time!

[BobD Volunteer]

AF alone does not count as a disablility and as Flapjack has suggested trying that card could rebound quite badly. Just stay well hydrated and avoid alcohol.

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Hi,

You can always try ...... short answer is - AF is not a disability.

You'd be better off addressing your thinking to the practicalities of your holiday, dealing with Australian authorities with so much medication in your baggage ( I assume you are medicated). Have you a plan B if your AF kicks off while you are there. Medical Insurance. Travel Insurance.

Prior to CoVid I did the Sydney and Melbourne haul almost annually for a while. Must say I never ever had problems but then I used to live in Sydney for decades so I already had a plan ( my former GP and I knew what hospitals I would drop in on if I had to).

John

[Nick1957]

Just pay for extra leg room??

[trixie100 in reply to Nick1957]

Don't mind paying at all, we only booked it yesterday do I request leg room now Or nearer the time?

[Nick1957 in reply to trixie100]

Asap

[DevonHubby1]

Been a while since I've flown but I thought the extra leg room seats were at the emergency exits where you had to be fit enough to not cause a delay in existing during an emergency. My guess is that if you claim the AF is disabling enough to cause you to need the extra leg room then it will also rule you out of those exit seats.

[BobD Volunteer in reply to DevonHubby1]

Absolutely right. People who need extra space such as skiing victims (leg in paster) have to pay to have seats removed to get it.

[Morzine]

Agree with flap jack, I doubt that is a reason they’d accept and extra leg room often comes with the emergency seat exit they always ask if you’re fit to open door etc.I’d pay, actually that’s what I did to Oz it’s not much more on top of the fee and we’ll worth it. You can put your hand luggage in floor and use it as a great feet rest . I bought a blow up cushion for my legs brilliant. If possible get the ones that are middle of plane by the middle loos you get so much room and can stand by your seat and loos . I looked and we had better legroom than the economy plus seats !!!

Get up often and main thing is don’t be rushing at airports get there early, nothing worse thst racing along corridor stressed. I had no probs on my trip to Oz and back, we stopped at Singapore bith ways which helped. It is tiring though !!!

Sue

[ragibemi]

as already said I wouldn't use this to get extra leg room. you will get asked if you're fit and healthy because they are exit seats. and they might refuse that you can even buy them if you play that card. you can buy them when booking. by the time you fly there might be none left. been doing these seats for years and just did premium economy for the first time which gives you nice extra leg room. i'm quite tall and was ok for me.